Zebra & Giraffe - Collected Memories

SAMAs Acceptance Speech

noreply@blogger.com (Zebra & Giraffe) — Mon, 04 May 2009 11:05:00 +0000

So Z&G got the award for Best Rock Album at the SAMAs!!!!

It's been exactly one year since we released 'Collected Memories' - and although that does seem like quite a while, it's all gone pretty fast and been crazy! What Z&G has managed to achieve in 1 year is pretty exciting, but I definitely would not be here if it weren't for a whole team of people behind me and the support of all the Z&G fans.

I'd just like to say thanks so the following people:

Karl Anderson - this project would honestly not have taken off like it did without your support, enthusiasm, hard work and guidance. Thank you so much!

Warren, Dumetse & Christine (Just Music) - thank you for all your hard work behind the scenes, and for the support in the office!

Darryl Torr - you were the first person to actually believe in the material!!! Thank you for you guidance along the way, and your amazing production and mixing.

The Z&G boys (Alan, Andrew, Darren, Rob & Marinus) - it was honestly one of my biggest fears taking this album to the live stage...but then I found you guys!!! Its been an amazing 9 months playing live with you - thank you for all your hard work and the great parties! Marinus - thanks for always making us sound AMA-zing!

Family & Friends - I'm not gonna mention everyone’s by name here, but you know who you are and where you helped. Thanks for all the support and love!

Warwick Alan - I don't think 'The Knife' would have kicked so much ass if it weren't for your awesome video. You blew me away with your vision and hard work - thank you so much and thanks to the teams who worked on the videos!

Also, a big thanks to the following peeps: Marcus Maschwitz; Catherine, Koula, Sasha, Gareth, Fresh, Elma, Xylon, Grant, Anele & the entire team @ 5FM; Zane & the team @ 94.7; Caroline & Marc @ Red Flag; Rachelle Crous; John Fishlock @ Universal Publishing; Carlien, Ronnie & the Universal Music Team; John & Attie @ Big Concerts; Mark Rosin; Cheri, Darryl & Mike from Dear Reader; Victor @ MK; Alwyn @ MNET; all the campus radio stations; Therese Owen @ The Star; Atiyah @ INL; Diane Coetzer; The Cosmo Team; Jared @ You Magazine; Donnay & Melinda @ Heat; Evan Milton; Miles Keylock; Steyn Du Toit; Julian Von Plato; Marc Latilla @ Look & Listen; Susan van Rooyen @ Musica; Wayne & Bheki @ CDT; Ronel @ House of Print; Anton & the guys @ Music Connection; Brad, Neo & the team @ Coca-Cola; Sean, Nono, David & the SAMA team; Sam & Alison @ Speakers Corner; Ken Lewis @ Pro Tools Mixing; Flash Republic; Karen Zoid; Flat Stanley; Candice & The Dirty Skirts; Brendan Sterley & the guys from Fokof, aKing & Van Coke Kartel; Ashtray Electric; The Parlotones; Ross from Prime Circle; Misha, Jessica & the team @ Oppikoppi; Ben Crossman; Sandro & Liesel @ Sandros Hairdressing; Craig & Ian @ Macbeth; Dawie Bornman; Hennie & Werner; Roger @ MIR and Jody & Jon @ F13.

And finally to all the fans - thank you for listening to, for buying and for supporting Z&G! Although it's one of the hardest things sharing your creations with the world, it’s also one of the most satisfying (well, when people like it!!!).

I probably forgot someone - if I did and you think you deserve thanks then you fit into the 'Family & Friends' general thank you ;) hehe.

xxx G

noreply@blogger.com (Zebra & Giraffe) — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 13:36:00 +0000

Collected Memories Deluxe Edition CD/DVD Teaser

noreply@blogger.com (Zebra & Giraffe) — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 11:32:00 +0000

Zebra & Giraffe Record Brand New Single For Free Download On Coca-Cola Zero Fest Website

noreply@blogger.com (Zebra & Giraffe) — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 11:29:00 +0000

Tuesday 3rd March 2009

In true Coca-Cola Zero Fest style, fans will be able to download FREE Zebra & Giraffe content from the Coca-Cola Zero Fest website’s download section (www.cokezero.co.za). Zebra and Giraffe have gone into the studio to record a brand new single called ‘In My Eyes’ which will be available on the Coca-Cola Zero Fest website from Tuesday 3rd March until the 30th April. In addition to this new single, fans can also download exclusive Zebra & Giraffe Wallpapers, Digital Artwork for the ‘In My Eyes’ single and the music video for their hit single ‘Oxymoron’.

To coincide with the Coca-Cola Zero Fest, Zebra & Giraffe will also be releasing a special Deluxe Edition of their critically acclaimed debut album ‘Collected Memories’ on the 16th March which will come with a FREE DVD featuring 3 music videos, interviews and exclusive behind the scenes footage.

Zebra & Giraffe is the name of a new force pressing itself into the hearts and minds of music fans and even on the first listen it’s clear that Zebra & Giraffe’s debut longplayer, Collected Memories, is every bit as unique as the animals that it’s named after. The cleverly named act is actually the 12-lettered pseudonym of Johannesburg music wunderkind, Greg Carlin. Carlin is Zebra & Giraffe and the songs on “Collected Memories” are an announcement of his own special take on making music to all who hear it. 2009 sees Zebra & Giraffe playing alongside Snow Patrol, Oasis, Panic at the Disco, Bullet for my Valentine, Dirty Skirts, aKing and Red Jumpsuit Apparatus at the Coca-Cola Zero Fest .

“A blend of MTV friendly, dark-tinged, pop-meets-rock” - Cosmo Rocks

“Imagine Foo Fighters mixed with Duran Duran with a touch of New Order” - Sunday Times (4 Star review)

“Atmospheric, sophisticated electro-pop… in the vein of New Order and the Killers” - FHM (5 Star review)

Joining Zebra & Giraffe at this year’s Coca-Cola Zero Fest are global heavyweights OASIS, PANIC! AT THE DISCO, SNOW PATROL, BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE and American Rockers THE RED JUMPSUIT APPARATUS.

CONCERT DETAILS:

Coca-Cola Zero Fest is presented by Coca-Cola Zero in association with 5FM. This is another BIG Concerts Experience. The Coca-Cola Zero Fest 2009 will be a 12-hour festival featuring the best local and international rock bands, approximately 240 tons of steel, 750 lights, 3 000 staff, a 60 000 crowd expected and 25 000 Coca-Cola Zero™ cans!

FESTIVAL ITINERARY:

Friday, 10 April 2009 - New Market Racecourse, Johannesburg (Gates open at 11h00)
Monday, 13 April 2009 - Pentec Campus, Cape Town (Gates open at 11h00)

Golden Circle - R600.00 - All Inclusive
General Admission - R375.00 - All Inclusive
General Admission (Student) - R299.00 - All Inclusive

BOOKING AT COMPUTICKET

Tickets on sale at COMPUTICKET outlets countrywide from early on Friday 23rd January 2009.
Computicket Internet Site: www.computicket.com
Computicket Call Centre: 083 915 8000

To ensure that fans have the best experience, please note that the following items are prohibited at the Coca-Cola Zero™ Fest:

• Cameras
• Cooler boxes
• Food & Refreshments (including soft drinks and alcohol) which will be available for sale inside the festival)
• Weapons
• Illegal Drugs
• Professional recording equipment

For more info on Coca-Cola Zero™ Fest visit:
www.cokezero.co.za, www.5fm.co.za or www.bigconcerts.co.za

Broken planes, smashed windows & bed bugs

noreply@blogger.com (Zebra & Giraffe) — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 21:53:00 +0000

WED 11th

Where to start? ...well on Wednesday morning we jumped on a plane, ready to begin our little trip to the Western Cape, and were politely informed that the left engine wouldn’t start! So, it was off the plane, back to the Vida for some coffee, and then onto a new plane! This time with 2 engines working!!! A good start...

We arrived safe 'n sound in Cape Town, only to find my flight case had been 'tampered with'... somehow, it had been opened, zips had been unzipped, and things had miraculously grown legs... turns out, the missing items were lying around in the hull of the plane! What are the chances???? Anyways... I got my things back and we got our big-ass VW and headed off to Stellies for our first show.

For the past 2 days I had been battling an uber-bad throat infection, one that the doctor had declared as 'gross' (nice!). Luckily, our friend Rachelle managed to get some miracle pills called 'homeovox' (which are now my best friend) and dropped them off at the accom - they saved my life!!!

Rest of the day was the usual - bugger round, head to venue, setup in the sun, sweat, sit around, soundcheck, sweat, head back to accom, eat din-dins, hit a showeroni, get changed and head to the venue...fun! We hit Klein Libertas at around 9 and there were quite a few people already...lets make that a lot of people actually! Our friends Ashtray Electric hit the stage first and during their set they shot some footage for their new music video - it looked really good! We hit the stage at just after 10 and played a really great set to an awesome crowd (well at least thats what we thought...)! Thanks Stellies...

The rest of the night, well... we'll leave that for the Z&G memoirs one day... ;)

THURS 12th

Crawled outta bed. Fetched gear. Drove to CT. Checked in. Hit the bed again. Ate dinner. Watched a kak movie. Sleep. Zzzzzzz

FRI 13th

I don’t believe in stuff like Friday the 13th... but maybe I should!

02:30 in the morning, I get a call from our sound guy Marinus (who is staying in a separate room with our bassist Andrew - we call it the 'sober room' - ironically) saying that they have 'a bit of a problem'. I ponder whether to actually even move... eventually I do. I stroll up to their room in a daze, only to find the guys packing all their gear into a taxi. WTF? I am informed by some large English 'gentleman' that 'you break my window, you leave my hotel' - umm okay? I head off to find a very serious Andy who fills me in:

Andy was sleeping, Marino was showering (yes at 02:30 – don’t ask me why!) and their old-school slide-up wooden-frame window, which was being held up by a Valpre bottle put there by the cleaning lady (!!! safety hazard???) slipped, dropped down, and shattered, sending large pieces of glass plummeting down onto some guys head (yes, there happened to be a guy sitting below the window, at 02:30 in the morning!!!! (Friday the 13th I tell you). Next, the manager storms into the room screaming and shouting. Andy tries to explain that he was sleeping but the ever-so-polite man starts accusing him of maliciously breaking the window in an attempt to hurt the people below. There's no arguing with the guy...next, his big friend appears and they continue to verbally abuse Andy and Marinus... throwing in a couple of physical threats as well! They ask the guys to leave immediately, and call a taxi... (this is about the time I appear). I am bad with confrontation, even in a pissed off mood, so I tell the guys to get the hell outta there and find a new hotel...

FUN NIGHT! I continued to dream about the incident the rest of the night, making what I thought were mosquito bites, a lil more irritating...

Ah, Friday morning... maybe things will be better today?

I head off to a photo shoot, deep in the 'burbs' of CT - I play 'Rock Band' with a whole lotta other musos, photos are taken, laughs are had - a good start. I head back to the City Bowl, meet up with the band, and drive to the beach for some surfing - my first time! We hire the boards, head into the sea at Muizenberg, catch a couple of waves & I sorta stand up a couple of times! Happiness…or so I thought...

The damn 'mosquito bites' I got, seem to be getting bigger, and start appearing everywhere...hmmm, have I got the plague? Nope, just bed bugs!!!!! Eeeeeew!!!! Next thing I know I am scratching myself like a flea-infested township dog, I am covered in red marks, and I got sore ears from surfing! Poor Greg! :) ...

Its turns out to be kinda funny, well, for everyone else, and we head back into CT to get ready to for a night out, plague-infested and all!

The night turns out to be a looooong one... we hit Ratanga for the UCT RAG show, hang out with aKing, the Skirts and Goldfish (such celebs we are), consume free booze and head back to the city... I cant remember what happened after that... ;) ... Oh wait, I do remember that I had to spoon with Rob, because I WAS NOT sleeping in the bug infested bed again!!!!

SAT 14th

Ah, Valentines Day... what a load of bollocks! Well, if you're single that is!!! Or if you're in a band!!!! The day proved to be very un-romantic between the band members. Tiredness, circumstance and hangovers had taken their toll and we realised why it was that in EVERY rock bio, band members end up hating each other... we did however, manage to get over ourselves when we got to Assembly for our show and saw the LARGE crowd that had gathered. Whether they were there just for the party or to see our lovely faces was irrelevant, we kicked ass and got our mojo back! Thanks CT!!!!

SUN 15th

3 hours sleep - A rushed drive to the airport - A late check-in - Seats for all of us between elderly ladies, and the WORST cup of coffee I have ever tasted - It proved to be a fitting end to an interesting lil trip. Thank god for the fans, the friends and the mountain man ;) ....

Greg

Zebra & Giraffe Live @ Horse Production Launch

noreply@blogger.com (Zebra & Giraffe) — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 08:08:00 +0000

Zebra & Giraffe live @ Back2Basix with Dear Reader [Harris Tweed]

noreply@blogger.com (Zebra & Giraffe) — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 14:59:00 +0000

Zebra & Giraffe - 'Arm Yourself' Music Video

noreply@blogger.com (Zebra & Giraffe) — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 15:41:00 +0000

O' The Places You'll Go - Theatre Tour with Harris Tweed

noreply@blogger.com (Zebra & Giraffe) — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:44:00 +0000

Since the release of their debut in 2006, beloved folk-popsters, Harris Tweed, have won the hearts of many South African music-lovers and earned their place as one of SA's top acts. Their firm friends and fellow Joburgers, Zebra & Giraffe, have been causing quite a stir following the release of their debut, 'Collected Memories', and the success of its first single, 'The Knife', countrywide.

Zebra & Giraffe is the brainchild of 24-year-old Greg Carlin, a talented writer and musician who played almost all the instruments on 'Collected Memories'. His impressive debut was produced by Harris Tweed's own Darryl Torr, and features a haunting guest vocal by the duo's songstress, Cherilyn MacNeil. Greg has gathered a troupe of troubadours and they have been toiling feverishly in the rehearsal studio preparing to perform Carlin's alternative electro-rock masterpieces on stage.

The Tweeds, as they are fondly dubbed, have also been working on a new record of their own, and this highly anticipated follow-up to their debut, 'The Younger', is planned for release at the end of August. The pair brought out Brent Knopf of experimental Portland based band, Menomena, to produce the album with them. The result is a delightful marriage of heart-felt, accessible songs with some really left-of-centre arrangements.

These two exciting acts have joined forces to bring the South African public, 'O The Places You'll Go' - a powerful musical experience played out on some of the country's finest theatre stages. These up-and-comers are constantly aiming to push boundaries in order to produce a thrilling live experience for their fans, and this promises to be no exception.

All shows start promptly at 8pm and tickets cost R80. Book your tickets at www.webtickets.co.za to avoid disappointment.

Tour Dates:

22 Aug - Musaion Theatre - Tshwane
23 Aug - Alexander Theatre - Johannesburg
28 Aug - Klein Libertas Teater - Stellenbosch
30 Aug - Theatre in the District - Cape Town
31 Aug - Arts Theatre - George
1 Sept - Knysna Playhouse - Knysna
2 Sept - PE Opera House - Port Elizabeth
4 Sept - Arts Theatre - East London
6 Sept - Kwasuka Theatre - Durban
7 Sept - Kwasuka Theatre - Durban
8 Sept - St. Anne's College - Hilton

claudia@roadshock.co.za
info@harristweedmusic.com

Tickets:
www.webtickets.co.za

Harris Tweed:
www.harristweedmusic.com
www.myspace.com/harristweedmusic
Search Harris Tweed on Facebook for the fan page

Zebra & Giraffe:
www.zebraandgiraffe.co.za
www.myspace.com/zebraandgiraffe
Search Zebra & Giraffe on Facebook for the fan page

FHM ***** Review!

noreply@blogger.com (Zebra & Giraffe) — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 16:21:00 +0000

The Making Of 'The Knife' Music Video

noreply@blogger.com (Zebra & Giraffe) — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 11:16:00 +0000

Charts & Interviews

noreply@blogger.com (Zebra & Giraffe) — Tue, 27 May 2008 07:49:00 +0000

'The Knife' is hitting the charts on stations across SA:

5FM
High 5@5: #18 (Vote by sending 'Hi5 Zebra & Giraffe The Knife' to 33345)

Tuks FM
Top 30: #25
SA Top 10: N/E #4

PUK FM
Local Top 20: #1

UJFM
Top 40: N/E #31

I will be doing interviews on the following stations over the next couple of weeks:

Wednesday 28th - 20:00 - PUK FM
Thursday 29th - 19:30 - MFM

Also look out for interviews in Beeld, One Small Seed, Glamour, Die Burger, Jozi Weekly, Heat & Get It Magazine.

Anyone for some 2Unlimited?

noreply@blogger.com (Zebra & Giraffe) — Fri, 23 May 2008 10:29:00 +0000

The Music Video for 'The Knife'

noreply@blogger.com (Zebra & Giraffe) — Wed, 14 May 2008 22:44:00 +0000

Check out the video for 'The Knife' - directed by the amazing Warwick Allan. I would like to thank everyone who worked on the video - I had an awesome time! Thanks to Wariwck, Martin, Karl, Cat, Rob M, Rob S, Meghan, Sam, Asher, Pieter, Botha, Gideon, Terri, James, Thomas, Daryl, John, Right, Dumisani, Lawrence, Jabu...and anyone else who helped out in any way!

Interview on 94.7 Highveld Stereo 'Homebrew'

noreply@blogger.com (Zebra & Giraffe) — Fri, 09 May 2008 11:54:00 +0000

Howdy...

If you're in Johannesburg/Tshwane area - Check out 94.7 Highveld Stereo this Sunday from 6 - 7PM as I will be doing an interview on Homebrew with Zane Derbyshire. He will be playing 2 tracks from the album...

Zebra & Giraffe Official Website

Z&G

Video Blog #1 - Album Release

noreply@blogger.com (Zebra & Giraffe) — Tue, 06 May 2008 14:43:00 +0000

Latest News - Release Date & Website!!!!!

noreply@blogger.com (Zebra & Giraffe) — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 19:03:00 +0000

"Collected Memories" - the debut album from Zebra & Giraffe will be released on the 5th of May 2008!

The album features the single "The Knife" which has been playlisted on stations across the country and is soon to be accompanied by an amazing video directed by Warwick Allan.

In conjunction with the release of the album, the official Zebra & Giraffe website is being launched at www.zebraandgiraffe.co.za

"Collected Memories" will be available on CD at all good music stores and available for download from iTunes, Just Music MP3 Store, Rhythm Online as well as Exact Mobile & Vodacom's MusicStation portal (for full track and ringtones for you mobile).

Keep checking the Z&G Blog, Myspace or the Official Site for more updates... or join the Zebra & Giraffe Facebook Group

'The Knife' music video shoot

noreply@blogger.com (Zebra & Giraffe) — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 07:22:00 +0000

Well its the morning after the first Z&G video shoot - a few bleeding fingers and a sore back but nothing serious! To be honest, it exceeded my wildest expectations! The crew was super pro, the cast was great and crazy and I even impressed myself with my harcore acting skills!

This sounds like a damn Grammy speech but screw it - thanks to Warwick, Martin, Rob M, Cat, Megan, Rob S, Sam, Asher, Pieter, Botha, the camera, grip and lighting crew, Karl, Marcus, Alan, and anyone else who had a hand in this awesome shoot - you guys rock! And f*** eskom for taking an already over budget video even more over budget with your stupid load-shedding! SMB!

We should be done editing the video in the next coupla weeks - so look out for it here or on www.zebraandgiraffe.co.za or www.myspace.com/zebraandgiraffe

Peace / War / Indifference
Greg

TOPSTAR Drive-In Photo Shoot

noreply@blogger.com (Zebra & Giraffe) — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 14:38:00 +0000

'The Knife' SINGLE - Available now for purchase!

noreply@blogger.com (Zebra & Giraffe) — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 14:29:00 +0000

noreply@blogger.com (Zebra & Giraffe) — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 10:49:00 +0000

Collected Memories pt.2

noreply@blogger.com (Zebra & Giraffe) — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 19:24:00 +0000

Red Rover

The "Red Rover" will be etched in my memory forever. One of those fixed car ride thingy's we used to ride as kids. I always remember riding it with my buddy Andrew Denempont (in front of me in the pic). He tragically died a few years later in a car accident.

Roberg (Plett) has to be one of my favourite places in the world. I have going there my whole life. Pictured below is moi with our maid at the time - Libet (Elizabeth). She was awesome - she used to come on holiday with us - typical whitey behavior in those times. I only have fond memories of her.

Collected Memories pt.1

noreply@blogger.com (Zebra & Giraffe) — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 18:51:00 +0000

Most of my memories of the past, of my home, and of my life at home, seem somewhat inseparable from my mother's equine endeavors. Well lets just say I have been around horses for many years...

Much to her dismay, I never quite took to the sport/hobby as much as she had hoped. Being forced to ride from the age of 4 is my excuse; but I guess in the end, it just wasn't me. This said, I have loved all the time I have been able to spend with these magnificent beasts. It was in fact, just the other day, when I was helping my mom with a sick horse, that I realised how magnificent they actually are. As I stared into to the horses eyes, I got that strange feeling you get (or maybe just I get) when you look at yourself for to long in the mirror - you become an objectified by your own gaze - you feel as though you are outside of your own body, staring at yourself, wondering - 'what the hell am I?' In this case, I wasn't really wondering 'what the hell is this horse, really?' - it was more of a sense of understanding - or 'lack' thereof. A sense of feeling nothing more than necessary, of analyzing nothing more than necessary. At the time, it seemed like a welcome escape from the constant battle within our ever so 'intelligent' heads - it was a time to react only to noises, movement, and feelings. It was a moment I won't soon forget.

The photo's on the left, although taken by my mom many years ago, seem to visually portray that feeling or moment. When i came across them I got the same feeling - maybe it was a combination of a long, a overcast day, and a desperate need to 'let go'??? I don't know. But whatever it was, it seems as though those moments are starting to become more frequent as I near the time when I leave this lovely home I have lived in my entire life. I have begun the search into the past to try and salvage any sort of memory I can ruffle up. And as the time nears, they become so clear, yet so distant.

I wrote this next piece about this exact topic - about leaving the place that will always be your 'home'. It will be the last song on my album. It is so far untitled...I await an epiphany:

I own the world, I own the sun
I see the fields, let's try and hide away
Relive those days, before my eyes
They seem so strange, and distant

Bring back those nights, we used to pray
Nothing to gain, or hideaway
I always dreamed, I'd leave this place
It will remain, reminding me

And though we die, my love remains
This special place, maybe you'll understand?

And your eyes are darker than night
And your face, is always in my dreams
And your eyes are darker than night
And your face, is always in my dreams
Why must we leave?

TuneWidget

noreply@blogger.com (Zebra & Giraffe) — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 17:59:00 +0000